Where does “scharp” come from?

scharp (Middle English) comes from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scharp (Middle English): sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp

Ancestry of “scharp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċearpsharp
2Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
3Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scharp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →